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Game as Mind: A Psychoanalytic Explanation of Returnal

What's the difference between a psychological story and a story about psychology?

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 weeks ago July 19, 2021

Join us for a conversation with Daniel Muñoz and our founder on the intersection of self-directed ethics and gamers' duties to avatars.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 2 months ago May 30, 2021

Get to know Lauren Spohn: Legend of Zelda superfan, pilot, Rhodes Scholar, and video game analyst.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 months ago January 6, 2021

The Wind Waker's music shows us how a century-old literary phenomenon blends the lived experiences of player and avatar into something more.

By Lauren Spohn, 11 months ago September 8, 2020

What makes your favorite video-game horror stories tick? Join us at PAX East, this Saturday at 9pm in Arachnid Theatre, to find out.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago March 29, 2019

On our latest podcast episode, we chat with two of our team members who are developing "comprehensive theories" of landmark video games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago April 24, 2018

In the first episode of With a Terrible Fate's new podcast, our founder discusses the site's development over the last three years.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago March 26, 2018

One of the world's oldest thinkers gives us a surprising view into one of the world's newest forms of storytelling.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago March 14, 2018

A study in how a sequel can change the meaning of an original—not always for the better.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago October 6, 2017

A full written version of With a Terrible Fate's presentation on horror at PAX Aus 2016.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago July 3, 2017